Asian shares kicked off the new decade higher on Thursday, after global stocks ended the previous one at record highs, and buoyed by Chinese markets after Beijing eased monetary policy to support slowing growth. Investors also cheered news that the United States and China will sign a trade pact soon after a year of volatile negotiations between the world’s two largest economies. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.35% in morning trade after rising 5.6% in December. …read more
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